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Southern District proposes mandatory pro bono

A proposed rule change would for the first time obligate lawyers to provide mandatory pro bono service to litigants in civil cases filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the court announced Friday.

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Muncie mayor says FBI investigating city government

The Muncie Star Press said investigators have conducted interviews about building demolitions overseen by the city and about a building the Muncie Sanitary District sold in September for more than twice what it paid a month earlier.

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HDG Mansur examiner hopes to hit insurance jackpot

Bankruptcy examiner John Humphrey, who has been investigating potential claims against HDG Mansur founder Harold Garrison, is hoping for a big payout from the company's $5 million directors and officers liability insurance policy.

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Developer Alig avoids prison time with plea deal

Prominent Indianapolis developer Cornelius “Lee” Alig, who pleaded guilty to one count of theft and one count of securities fraud, received a four-year suspended sentence Monday morning and was ordered to repay victims $321,000.

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